Boeing seeks to increase the engine power of its 737 aircraft over the coming years as it looks to replace the U.S. Air Force‘s joint surveillance target attack radar system aircraft, Defense News reported Monday. Aaron Mehta writes that Boeing has determined that the 737 airframe requires a 10-member crew, an extra seat and two pilots to fulfill operational demands […] More

Sixty-four companies hold prime positions on the small business portion of the Department of Homeland Security‘s $22 billion information technology contract vehicle, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Christy O’Farrell writes Dan Clever, deputy chief procurement officer at DHS, said the department included EAGLE II tracks for smaller companies in response to the contractors’ needs. “That gives […] More

Industry and government executives have offered a range of opinions on a $22 billion information technology acquisition vehicle run by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Times reported Thursday. Christy O’Farrell writes the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions II program appears to be gaining momentum almost four years after the agency issued the […] More

Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson has described her company’s investments in emerging products and technologies that aim to help clients address affordability requirements in an interview with Defense News published Sunday. She also outlined Lockheed’s push to expand its business worldwide in the Q&A with Defense News Editor Vago Muradian. “We are driving to grow our international business. It is now 18 percent of our […] More

Schafer Corp. has received a three-year task order to help the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency manage research and development work in the computing, analytics and cyber areas, C4ISR & Networks reported Friday. Tony Ware writes that the company will also deliver scientific, engineering and technical services to the agency’s information innovation office. The order falls […] More

United Technologies Corp. has won a contract to modernize the airborne imaging sensors of the U.S. Air Force, C4ISR & Networks reported Thursday. Michael Peck writes United Technologies’ UTC aerospace systems unit will work to upgrade the SYERS-2 sensor systems to the SYERS-2C version featuring multispectral technology. Kevin Raftery, UTC vice president, said the company […] More

An industry team comprising of Boeing and Saab plans to build a customized military training aircraft in pursuit of the Air Force‘s T-X contract, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes that Chris Chadwick, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense business, said the alliance is designing a trainer that would look different from the Saab […] More

Raytheon expects to obtain approval from a U.S. military client by the end of 2014 after the company completes developmental testing on its helicopter-mounted shooter detection system, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes Raytheon developed the Boomerang Air system based on its Boomerang and Warrior X ground-based technologies. Roy Azevedo, Raytheon’s vice president for advanced concepts and technology, […] More

Christopher Bogdan, head of the F-35 Joint Program Office, has said the organization has developed a framework to sustain F-35 fighter jets and boost competition globally, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes that JPO plans to group the F-35 user base into North America, Europe and Pacific regional categories and evaluate required sustainment work […] More

Chris Chadwick, president and CEO of Boeing‘s defense business, predicts that government spending cuts worldwide will drive more partnerships and consolidations in the defense sector, Defense News reported Wednesday. Aaron Mehta writes that Chadwick discussed the role of strategic alliances in the industry during a media event held Tuesday at a Boeing corporate office in St […] More

The Airbus Group‘s defense and space division and Textron have teamed to bid for a future tender offer by the French government for unmanned aerial vehicle technology, C4ISR & Networks reported Thursday. Pierre Tran writes the tender is expected in the second half of 2014 for awarding in 2015, with the Airbus Textron team facing competition from Safran‘s Sagem […] More

Cisco announced Tuesday their intention to acquire privately held Tail-f Systems for $175 million, a plan set in motion by AT&T to reshape and virtualize telecommunications networks in the cloud. Cisco aims to incorporate Tail-f into its cloud and virtualization group to increase marketability in telecom infrastructure, the company said in the release. Hilton Romanski, […] More